Part Time: Rose's Thorns

Chapter 8: Change (Updated)

"You know her, sunbaenim?" Giselle grinned as she pointed your ex fling outside. Both of you kept your gazes on each other, but you cut it off; you couldn't last staring into her anger filled eyes.

You cleared your throat, and forced a smile. "Oh, she's your manager? Or, an Idol?"

Taeyeon scoffed softly, and forced a smile after your response. "She's Taeyeon, our senior who's really good in singing, like better than anyone else for us." Giselle introduced.

"Oh Taeyeon," You stuttered, "Nice to see you again-, I mean nice to meet you."

She never responded, but a forcing smile came to be her answer.

"Girls, I'm needed back on the studio again, so I'll see you later again." Taeyeon made a quick glance at you before she left. Your heart was racing, as if Freddy Kreuger was ready to devour you. You felt lucky to be here inside, you knew she still brought that anger until now for 2 years and if it wasn't for these girls, she had physically hurt you now.

"You really don't know Taeyeon?" Giselle chuckled, picking up her phone from the floor as Winter and NingNing went outside. "That's somehow impossible."

"I don't really know." You shrugged. "Or maybe my mind chose not to know her."

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Rice with some mixed vegetables and meat welcomed your eyes as you peeked into the meal glass. The cafeteria had the same vibe with college style cafeterias, wasn't that classy and luxurious but enough for you to breath comfortably. The food was enough to fill in your tummy, and as you eat; your eyes wandered every single corner, being aware on whoever may attack you.

After lunch, you decided to roam around the facility as you still have enough free time. The quietness on each corridor gave you the peaceful surrounding, and it was the best time to dwell into your thoughts. Now that she knows your here, probably she had told everyone already. You felt like a mice hiding from three wild cats who could even tear you deeply inside.

You peeked into their room as you remembered their room number, 1304. They were sitting altogether over the corner, just like the old days where everything seemed peaceful. Forming a circle with them, saying hi's and hello's, watching them smile altogether as the chicken bucket watched you all enjoy your moments. You felt hopeless that those times will be brought back again.

"You look sad, sunbaenim," Karina asked as you got back into the room. "Are you bullied or you didn't liked the food, did you?"

"It's pretty good, enough to fill in my American tummy," you answered, looking down at your tummy. "It's just that I'm not really used to it, but I can adjust for everything."

Karina slowly nodded. "By the way, you two looked really cool when our senior and you stared on each other like for seconds. I felt watching like I've watched a drama scene where the girl and boy met again, something like that?" She looked back on her fellow members as they smiled and nodded in response.

She hit the jackpot round without her even knowing it. You were speechless for a matter of seconds before snapping back, sighing. "Ah, yeah?. . . That was kinda cool and I don't really know what happened there."

"But, she's cute isn't?" Giselle smirked, and you scoffed. "There's no deny option here, but the answer is obviously yes, right?"

"You girls trying to bring in some topics so that I'll forget about your practice, huh?" You chuckled, making them giggle in unison. Karina lightly stomped her foot but had no choice to follow you.

"Aish, how could you be so clever, sunbaenim." Karina rolled her eyes as the others chuckled.

"Well, that should be a lesson for everybody, you can't fool me. So better luck next time." You teased. The practice continued throughout the afternoon, until your shift ends.

 After your Part Time job here, it's time for you to head back on Jess's apartment. You decided to take the elevator.

"If I only had coach dancer like you, I would have mastered it immediately." A familiar voice said behind you upon pressing the elevator button. Flipping around to see, it was Seohyun, the woman who turned to look like your ages but now a matured hot woman. She smiled and looked down.

"You though you could hide from my keen eyes, huh?" She joked. "Everyone knows you're already back on this country, but I never expected you'd be working here, why didn't you tell me?"

Both of you entered the elevator as she stood beside you. "Well, what's the point of showing up to everyone again. After, what I've done, saying hi once again to everyone is just feeding myself into a lake full of piranhas."

Seohyun chuckled. "So you finally admitted how bad that was." She slowly looked up at you. "But everything's fine right now, we're not high schoolers anymore where we take those simple flings into something big. Someone from other entertainment is courting Taeyeon, some rumors with Tiffany, so there's nothing worry about."

It was a sigh of relief that they had finally moved on, or had someone in their lives already. You closed your eyes and looked down, forming a light smile.

"Relief isn't it?" Seohyun said in an exciting tone as she smirked. "So is that enough for you, to be with us again? Because . . .  I really missed you staying with us."

You faced her, and gave her narrowed eyes as the elevator doors opened. "I'd think about it, and yeah, I did miss those days too."

"If you did, then what's still stopping you then?" She answered, walking with the same pace as you.  "You have a girlfriend don't you? And you're worried she'll overthink 8 pretty girls at the same time." She teased, and you grinned.

"What made you think that I do have one?" You paused.

She pushed her lips and scanned you down to your toes. "There's no way a hot guy like you is still single."

You smirked. "And there's no way the Girl Generation maknae is complimenting me right now."

She crossed her arms and narrowed her eyes at you. "You really changed, I'm not seeing a boy already, but a man. It's weird to see it right now, but someday I would start to like it more than the previous boy I've seen."

"Seohyun-ah." You saw Yoona from the distance approaching behind. "You forgot that you took Yuri's necklace with you."

Upon the Maknae's realization, shockness filled her face. Yoona stood beside her, giving a quick glance at you ."Why am I forgetting things already, I'm still young." She pouted and looked back at you. "Yah, don't even try hiding from us again."

Pushing your chest with her finger was the sign of goodbye before she walked away, leaving  both of you and and Yoona together on the lounge as you both watched her. As she slowly turned around, your eyes met; filling you both with awkwardness.

She lightly smiled, both hands clasped together. "I never expected I'd see you once again, I thought you'd be here for that day only and you'll go back to the states."  She tilted her head and narrowed her eyes, noticing something around your neck. "Yo. . . You're working here?" Her eyes widened at you.

You grabbed your id and flipped it, grinning nervously as you looked down. "Just for two weeks, I guess."

She walked closer to you, grabbing your ID once again. "Trainee dance coach, wow." She let out a chuckle, keeping her eyes at your ID on her palm. "Now you're teaching trainees already here. I used to remember that night when we were alone together on that dance room, I used to be the one you're teaching."

You felt your lungs stiffen upon remembering that night with her. Alot of things happened, from teaching down to kissing. You smiled nervously and pulled your ID back. "Things changes."

"But I hope you didn't." She added. "Past is past, but that doesn't give you the reason to avoid us anymore."

"I know, but it just doesn't feel right showing up again to everybody." You answered, and bowed lightly before walking away. "It's nice seeing you again, goddess Yoona."

Updated version since chapter bugged out, missing several parts of the story.

So would you still ignore the girls?